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Pulitzer People Skip Fiction Prize

For the first time since 1977, the Pulitzer Prize judges have neglected to award a prize in the fiction category. The The three titles that made the finals were Train Dreams, a novella by Denis Johnson, Swamplandia! , a family drama by Karen Russell and The Pale King, the posthumously-completed novel by David Foster Wallace.

While the judges declined to explain the decision to not award a fiction winner, speculation says they couldn’t reach a decision, so quit.